Best Hacktivism Podcasts (2025)

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Hacktivism 55:06

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Call them what you will: hactivists, cypherpunks, phone phreaks, e-bandits… these digital vigilantes may be the last bastions of hope in an Information Age where information is not dispersed equally. Growing from a group of pranksters at MIT in the 50s to the “ultra-coordinated mother-f*ckery” of Anonymous and WikiLeaks today, hactivism uses inform…

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Islington Pubs - Fringe Theatre to Diamond Heist Plans 38:31

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Send us a text Fringe theatre upstairs. True crime downstairs. Sheep theft somewhere along the way. In this episode, we head to Islington — the London borough that clearly never got the memo about moderation. First stop: The Old Red Lion, a pub-turned-fringe-theatre-turned-launchpad for BAFTA and Olivier winners. Also: the site of 16th-century swor…

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Subtweeting 57:21

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Subtweeting, or “the audible sigh of the internet,” if you will, was Twitter’s answer to WASPish passive aggression. Now, people had a platform in which they could not-so-covertly vent about those who had wronged them in as succinct a manner as possible. It was a practice exercised by the likes of Rihanna and Demi Lovato, and managed to garner its …

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Memes 1:03:06

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“Oi Mista! You me dad?” …The evocative phrase heard around the world thanks to a beautiful little thing called memes. As per one definition by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, the meme is a unit of cultural transmission that can be perpetuated and remixed for all eternity. These nifty visual soundbites have been around forever, but really to…

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Kennington’s Madcap Pubs - Who Let the Dogs Out? 34:27

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Send us a text Kennington. There’s nothing beige about pub history in this part of London. Today we kick back the saloon doors of Kennington, where pubs aren’t just buildings, they’re characters with backstories, secrets, and a scattering of taxidermy. We’ll stumble through boozers that once stared straight at Bedlam, meet a pub magician who almost…

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Chain Mail 1:10:33

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Everyone’s always saying “whatever happened to community”… yet no one passes along our chain mail. Chain mail is everyone’s least favourite thing to find in their inbox - an email thread threatening such real life events as being haunted by Michael Jackson, or your crush falling in love with you, unless you pass the email along to 50 other people. …

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Chelsea Short 7:22

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Send us a text Get the essence of Episode 49 in under 8 minutes! Chelsea Pub Crawl – Bohemians to Billionaires. Groovy! Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com E-mail: [email protected] Eric Blair

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Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing? (TEASER) 2:12

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Ever since British Vogue asked the rather incendiary question, “is having a boyfriend embarrassing?” the internet has been up in arms. With an astonishing number of people who have “yes” on their lips and a sharpened pitchfork for anyone who thinks otherwise, we thought it would be best to sit down with our dear friend Sara Harvey and take a close …

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AI Boyfriends (ft. Internet Anthropology) 1:20:35

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Isn’t it so annoying when your partner can’t be therapist, lover, parent, and nutritionist all at once? Enter…ChatGPT! After a somewhat inflammatory study released by the nonsecular, ultra-conservative Wheatley Institute found that 1 in 3 young adult men and 1 in 4 young adult women reported having chatted with an AI boyfriend or girlfriend, the th…

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Hackney Pub Crawl Part 1 – Pickled Egg, Punk Rock Hacktivism 36:19

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Send us a text We’re back in the East End of London, kicking off a multi-episode visit to multi-cultural Hackney. We kick things off with a crash course in Hackney’s rebellious roots, from Roman roads to Quakers, Huguenots, and anarchists with a flair for protest. If London has a punk Borough, this is it. Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious of The Sex Pi…

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Notes App Apologies 1:04:11

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When Ariana Grande apologized for licking a doughnut in a doughnut shop display ten years ago, she had no idea she would be changing the world forever. Using the familiar notes app, Ariana broadcasted to her fans both disappointment in her own behaviour, an expression of patriotism, and a PSA about healthy eating in a more intimate way than ever be…

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Creeping 1:01:33

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There is no greater candidate for a job with the FBI… than a woman with a crush. A recent study found that Gen Z and Millennials have “alarmingly relaxed attitudes towards online stalking.” But considering we all do it…why wouldn’t we? The term “stalking” (also know as “creeping” or “lurking”) has now take on a colloquial form, as all sorts of peop…

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Pubs at War - Flying Drays and Fallen Pubs 38:59

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Send us a text This special Remembrance Sunday episode of The Historic London Pubcast takes us into the lesser-known wartime history of British pubs. From the cellars of London to the beaches of Normandy, discover how these beloved local landmarks became unlikely heroes during World War II. We revisit The Black Horse in Marylebone, where D-Day plan…

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Chelsea Pub Crawl – Bohemians to Billionaires. Groovy! 36:55

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Send us a text An unforgettable journey through Chelsea – from Bohemians to Billionaires! Discover how this exclusive London neighborhood transformed from a riverside "Village of Palaces" into the ultimate bohemian quarter, then morphed into one of the world's poshest postcodes. We're pub crawling through four historic Chelsea establishments repres…

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Historic Pub Walk Battersea Power Station to Wandsworth 36:08

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By Eric Blair

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20. Ransomware Landscape Update: More Groups, More Victims 50:04

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In this episode of The Dark Dive we check in on the ransomware landscape, following major developments identified by the Searchlight Cyber threat intelligence team. Luke Donovan, Head of Threat Intelligence at Searchlight Cyber, shares trends that his team has identified from the dark web in 2025 including: an escalation in the number of ransomware…

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Barnes River Pubs – Duels, Ghosts, Marc Bolan, Jimi Hendrix 36:38

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TEASER: Taylor and Travis 5:25

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Taylor Swift has entered a new era: Wifey. Rather than take a (much needed) vacation following her world tour, she’s announced not only a forthcoming album but also a forthcoming wedding to football superstar and HIMBO of the decade, Travis Kelce. But the couple, who very publicly began dating in later 2023 are not without their detractors. Along w…

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Mortlake Riverside Pubs - The Ship, Gardeners & White Hart 28:49

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By Eric Blair

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Smithfield’s Secret Haunted Pubs, Body Snatchers & Last Call 33:24

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Send us a text Ghosts, grave robbers, and one last pint before the gallows? Welcome to the Historic London Pubcast - your spirited guide through haunted London pubs and the twisted tales hidden behind creaky pub doors. In this episode, we take you on a haunted pub crawl through London’s Smithfield - once a grisly hub for resurrection men, and now a…

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Sabrina Carpenter's Album Cover [teaser] 9:29

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In a time where Sydney Sweeney is spreading her legs for a popular clothing retailer in the name of eugenics, it’s not so far-fetched to imagine that Sabrina Carpenter would also upset people with her latest album cover. Hair blown out, kneeling at the feet of a suited man, and captioned “Man’s Best Friend,” this image of Carpenter sent shock waves…

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Clerkenwell & Smithfield’s Rebel Pubs – Anarchy & Assassins 30:45

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Facetune 1:16:21

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Why isn’t “airbrushed skin for all” written in the constitution? For years, photoshop was a professional’s game, gatekept, if you will, from the masses. But then Facetune came about and forever changed the course of history, democratizing photoshop to the dysmorphic masses. The promise of a user-friendly photoshop experience, where anybody could fa…

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Glossier 1:09:55

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For those of us whose “smokey eye” and “blending” skills fell short during the beauty guru makeup regime, Glossier was our saviour. Founded by “super intern” Emily Weiss (who has a brief 3-episode run on The Hills as Lauren Conrad’s more competent counterpart at Vogue), Glossier popularized the “no makeup” makeup look of the mid to late 2010s. With…

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Cheers From Limehouse Pubs - Cities Built & Empires Launched 31:54

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The BBL 47:39

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In 2021, a flight to Atlanta was delayed for two hours to accomodate for 24 wheelchair-bound women who had just received a little procedure known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL). This was not an isolated incident. In the mid-2010s, the number of luteal fat grafting (BBL) procedures increased by 103 percent, as did BBL-related deaths. It was ass-ma…

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19. A Deep Dive Into The LockBit Data Leaks 40:38

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On May 7th, 2025 the notorious ransomware group LockBit’s dark web leak site displayed an unusual message: “Don’t do crime, crime is bad xoxo from Prague”. Alongside this text was the link to an archive file, containing data that appeared to have been stolen from the LockBit ransomware group itself. In this month's episode of The Dark Dive, members…

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Baby Botox 1:08:04

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People have been trying to reverse the effects of aging since ancient times, and bored rich people have been trying to live forever since, well…forever. But historically the practice has been targeted to people who are actually “aged.” So how did we go from Jane Fonda selling us miracle creams, to retinols marketed towards actual children? As the a…

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Back to the Pub Crawl Future - City of London, 50 Years On 37:45

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Kibbe Body Types 1:05:09

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From the man who introduced self love, and even “love itself,” to the beauty and fashion industries, David Kibbe, comes a scale which can determine the very essence of a person using the scientific measurements of “bones big, bones small.” The Kibbe Body Type test came about during the self-help era of the 1980s, but has found new life online, as p…

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Looksmaxxing 1:01:00

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Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, but rather in the eyes of 500 sl*ts who hold all society’s power and privileges. At least, according to incels. In this episode, Hannah and Maia revisit the loneliest, angriest corners of the internet to explore “looksmaxxing” - a hot wheels-style rebrand of the “glow up”, replete with internet jargon and p…

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Southwark to Elephant & Castle Pubs, A Firkin Good Time 32:17

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18. ASM in the Age of CTEM 56:28

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This month's episode of The Dark Dive revisits the topic of Attack Surface Management. In particular, how it relates to a relatively new cybersecurity term, CTEM: Continuous Threat Exposure Management. In a lively discussion, guests Michael Gianarakis and Ben Jones help define CTEM, a security process that has quickly gained traction thanks to bein…

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Skinnytok 1:00:32

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Liv Schmidt is a 24-year-old “health and wellness” coach who puts a populist spin on pro-ana content! She’s loud, rude, and ready to take our feeds by storm one almond at a time. Schmidt’s “skinnytok” movement wasn’t built in a day - she is in fact only a messenger for the larger trend of online diet culture that has resurfaced in the past couple y…

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Mar-A-Lago Face (ft. Biz Sherbert) 57:55

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The faces of women in the Republican Party have changed drastically, and people have noticed. As the likes of Kristy Noem and Kimberly Guilfoyle become ever-pouchier, pouty-lipped, and blown out in the short time since Trump took office, the internet has been in a frenzy. Some, including plastic surgeons themselves, have suspected these women of ge…

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Four Point Borough Tube Pub Crawl, Press Gangs & Pub Signs 35:30

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Send us a text Eric picked a unique approach to a historic London pub crawl on today’s episode. It’s all about pubs that are convenient to Borough tube station. Is it a Southwark pub crawl? Borough Pub Crawl? Or Borough Market Pub Crawl? It depends on who you ask! We will walk the four points of the compass around Borough tube station in Southwark’…

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Peckham Pubs Pt 2 – Time Out Top Ten, Tom Kerridge TV Fame 33:59

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Send us a text Back in Peckham for Round Two of our Historic Peckham Pub Crawl through some of London’s most historic pubs. We kick things off at The Olde Apple Tree, the last pub standing on Sumner Road and crowned one of Time Out London’s Top Ten Pubs. Then it’s off to The Red Bull, home to a rescued Shakespearean tile mural and a legacy as color…

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Peckham Pubs Pt 1 – Ivy House Community Ownership, Fireworks 39:48

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17. Hacktivism 46:43

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This month's episode of The Dark Dive tackles the thorny issue of hacktivism: hackers that are driven by ideological - rather than financial - motivations. Threat intelligence experts Luke Donovan and Vlad join the podcast to discuss how hacktivism has evolved from the "digital utopia" era, to the anti-establishment antics of Anonymous, to the stat…

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Soho's Wildest Pub Stories, Part 3 - Mozart, Marx & Engels 36:09

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Send us a text Third Time’s a Charm at Soho’s Pubs! On today’s historic London pub walk, we: Hear the tale of Mozart’s Brewer Street concert, where the child prodigy played to a half-empty room. Discover how Marx and Engels drafted the Communist Manifesto at the iconic Red Lion pub. Explore Soho ghost stories, including sightings of Oscar Wilde at …

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Mayfair Pubs Pt 3, Scandal, Spies & the Acid Bath Killer 43:06

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Mayfair Pubs Pt 2, Style & Celebrities at Shepherd Market 38:21

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Send us a text In Part 2 of our Mayfair pub visit, enjoy this London pub tour along the scandal-soaked streets of Shepherd Market London, a hidden gem, and one of London’s best hidden attractions, tucked away in the heart of Mayfair. Known for its mix of elegance and edge, this corner of the West End has long been home to some of the most famous Lo…

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K-pop Stans (teaser) 5:49

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Ever since Seo Taiji and Boys broke onto the scene in their baggy overalls back in 1992, Korea has been working to cast as wide a cultural net as possible on the world stage. And, by placing young talent through rigorous game show incubators and pumping out dozens of attractive, talented, and universally appealing musical artists, they succeeded. W…

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16. Attack Surface Management 101 48:06

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This bumper episode of The Dark Dive features no fewer than four co-founders, as the CEO and CTO of Searchlight Cyber (Ben Jones and Gareth Owenson) are joined by their counterparts from the Attack Surface Management company Assetnote (Michael Gianarakis and Shubham Shah). Together, we discuss the background of Assetnote and origins of its founders…

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Mayfair Pubs Pt 1, From The Guinea Grill to The Footman 38:17

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15. Dark Web Threats Against Individuals 48:41

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In this episode of The Dark Dive we look at how specific individuals - Executives, VIPs, and high-net worths - are targeted by cybercriminals and on the dark web. Ahead of the launch of their Digital Footprint Review service, NCC Group's Matt Hull joins us to discuss the threats facing individuals - including social engineering and Business Email C…

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Marylebone Pubs Uncovered – Singalongs, Spies & Heists 34:22

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Send us a text Step into ritzy Marylebone’s colorful pub scene for a historic London pub crawl like no other! On this episode of The Historic London Pubcast, we uncover wild tales behind Marylebone’s historic London pubs, and a side of Marylebone history thrown in for good measure. On our London pub tour, we go from The Barley Mow Marylebone and Th…

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Snob Screens to Celeb Scenes, Historic Pubs of Maida Vale 24:53

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Send us a text Stroll through Maida Vale’s historic pubs. From the grand Edwardian staircase and beauty of The Warrington Hotel to the Victorian elegance, and secret snob screens of The Prince Alfred pub, to the canal-side charm of The Warwick Castle pub. A blend of marvelous pub architecture, the best Victorian pubs in London, literary connections…

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Hypebeasts (teaser) 5:12

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Who said men can’t have hobbies? The world certainly did a few years ago, when hypebeasts seemed to dominate every sidewalk of every shopping district in just about every city around the world. When brands like BAPE and Supreme popularized the limited drop sales model in the 2010s, they inadvertently spawned a breed of man whose entire life seemed …

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14. The Dark Web in 2025 54:11

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In the first episode back of the year we've assembled two of Searchlight Cyber's threat intelligence experts to give their take on what we can expect from the dark web in 2025. Louise Ferrett and Luke Donovan say what they think 2024 will be remembered for, choose one news story that might have gone under the radar, and (are forced into) making a p…